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J. P. DQRAU. DRINKING CUP. APPLICATION FILED APE.8,1913.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1e15,

Application filed April 8, 1913. Serial No. 759,758.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN P. DORAU, a citizenof the United States, residing at Jefferson, in the county of Jeffersonand State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Drinking-Cup; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and, use the same.

This invention relates to a new and useful drinking cup.

As an object of the invention, it isthe aim to provide an improvedsanitary and handy drinking cup having means whereby the same may beattached detachably to the side of a bucket or .pail, with the openportion of the bucket against the side of the pail, whether on theinterior face or exterior face of the side, so as to prevent foreignmatter or particles from adhering to the interior of the cup, andenabling workmen to attain or secure a sanitary drink of water, and inthe homes it may be used with better satisfaction than a dipper ordrinking glass.

The feature of this invention is to construct this attaching means fromthe handle of the cup. In other words, a piece of the handle is struckup therefrom and formed into a curved hook, so shaped as to engage overthe upper periphery of the pail or bucket in order to hold the cup tothe bucket or pail, inthe manner stated above. The opening left in thehandle by a struck up curved hook constitutes means whereby a secure andfirm grip upon the handle may be insured.

In practical fields the details of construction may necessitatealterations, to which the patentee is entitled, provided the alterationsfall within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, ashereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawingsz-Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the improveddrinking cup. Fig. 2 is a sectional View, showing the cup suspended uponthe outside of a pail or bucket. Fig. 3 shows a modified construc tionof cup suspended on the inner face of the side of the pail, in whichmodified construction, the hook is formed by bending and shaping thematerial from which the handle is formed. It will be understood that thehook may be a separate piece from the handle, if desired.

Referring more particularly to the drawmgs, 1 designates the usual formof drinking cup, while 2 denotes the handle thereof. The handle isconstructed from a piece of sheet metal bent to the proper contour andprovided with rolled or beaded edges 3, and secured at, 1 by rivets andsoldering or welding in the usual manner. Prior to attaching the handlea strip is struck up therefrom and designated by the numeral 5, andwhich is curved in a suitable contour to form a hook 6, which isdesigned to engagetheupper periphery of the bucket or pail, in such amanner, such as shown in Fig. 2, with the open portion of the cupagainst the side of the pail or bucket, thereby preventing foreignmatter from entering the cup. Before attaching the handle, the same isshaped substantially elliptical. After attaching the handle the upperarch thereof assumes a position slightly above the upper periphery ofthe cup, so that the spring tongue projecting therefrom is adjacent theupper periphery of the cup, overlying the same and extending downwardlyand toward the center of the bottom of the cup, thereby constitutingmeans, as before stated, for bold ing the cup with its open portionagainst the sides of a pail. l/Vhen holding the cup, the ball of thethumb engages or covers the opening 7, which is left after striking thiscurved spring tongue hook from the handle, while the forward end of thethumb engages the curvature of the spring tongue hook, therebypreventing slipping of said handle.

In Fig. 3 the struck up hook is eliminated, and in lieu thereof, thematerial or strip of metal from which the handle is formed, is made longenough, in order to construct the hook. For instance, the material fromwhich the handle is formed is bent upon itself at 8, and the materialbeyond the bent portion, as at 9, is bent to conform to the curvature ofthe handle, for a short distance, while the remaining portion of thematerial therebeyond is formed into a hook 10, which is adapted toengage the upper periphery of the side of the pail, as shown in Fig. 8.Just beyond the bent portion 8, the handle, and a portion of thatportion of the material from which the hook is formed is secured by arivet and soldering 11 and 12 to the side of the cup, as in the usualmanner.

The opening 7 in Fig. 3 of the drawings is to be used for the samepurpose as the opening 7 in Figs. 1 and 2. However, the opening 7 is notformed by the striking up of the curved hook, but is intentionally cutin the handle, so as to constitute means to insure a secure and firmgrip.

It is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to ametallic cup only, but that the invention includes any kind of a cup ormeasurer, where a handle and hook as set forth maybe required.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and usefulis In combination with a drinking cup bowl, a substantially ellipticalhandle comprising a strip of sheet metal having its end portions securedto the drinking cup bowl, said handle having its upper arch arrangedslightly above the upper periphery of the cup, said arch of said handlehaving a curved spring tongue projecting therefrom and arranged Copiesof this patent may be obtained for adjacent the upper periphery of thecup and overlying the periphery and extending JOHN P. DORAU.

I Witnesses: W. S. HENRY, ROY PUERU'ER.

five cents each by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G.

